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(July 22, 2026) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What’s new in Gutenberg 23.6? (July 22, 2026) **[Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore)** · 4 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Gutenberg 23.6 ships several notable features: cropping controls in the Media editor and Cover block, responsive style states with aspect-ratio and text-shadow, and a minimum WordPress version bump to 6.9. Two previously experimental blocks — Playlist and Notes — are now part of the default block library. Notes gains inline annotations anchored to text selections and @mention autocomplete. The Gallery block adds a Dynamic Gallery variation that auto-displays post-attached media. A new icon registration API lets plugins and themes publish custom icon collections, with an updated icon picker featuring a Collections tab. Other highlights include customizable viewport sizes via theme.json, selective 'Apply Globally' for block styles, background gradient support for several blocks, and the Post Editor now always running in an iframe. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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